Price Fixing - Criticism On Legislation

Criticism On Legislation

Economic libertarians claim that price fixing is inherently unstable and that regulation does more harm than good. A company can sometimes cheat on the cartel by secretly lowering its price and expand in the market. If there are low barriers to entry, new firms may enter the market. Also, libertarians say that price-fixing legislation limits innovation because it discourages the creation of competing companies.

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